12 Facts About Auguste Forel

From 1978 until 2000 Auguste Forel's image appeared on the 1000 Swiss franc banknote.

Auguste Forel was born in 1848 at Morges on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

Auguste Forel first described in 1877 the zona incerta area in the brain.

Auguste Forel sent Charles Darwin a copy of the essay when it was published as a book in 1874, and Darwin commended his work.

Auguste Forel published his findings in English in 1908 in The Senses of Insects.

In 1919, Forel hired the well-known animal painter Erich W Heinrich to work with him on his five volume myrmecological magnum opus treatise, Le Monde social des fourmis du Globe compare a celui de L'homme.

In 1914, Auguste Forel was a good friend of the well-known British entomologist Horace Donisthorpe, with whom he stayed in Switzerland; his ardent socialist views frequently caused political arguments between the two.

In 1898, Auguste Forel was credited with discovering trophallaxis among ants.

From 1978 until 2000 Auguste Forel's image appeared on the 1000 Swiss franc banknote.

Auguste Forel suffered a stroke that paralyzed his right side in 1912, but he taught himself to write with his left hand and was able to continue his studies.

Auguste Forel married Emma Steinheil in August 1883 and they had four daughters and two sons.

Auguste Forel died there on July 27,1931, and was cremated in Lausanne two days later.